“With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection . . . it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles . . . These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — USA Today

The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by “writing powerhouse” (USA Today) Laura Lippman. With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her New York Times best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.

OTTO PENZLER is a renowned mystery&nbsp;editor, publisher, columnist, and owner of&nbsp;New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest and largest bookstore solely dedicated to mystery fiction.&nbsp;He has edited more than fifty crime-fiction anthologies. He lives in New York.

Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman is the author of eleven novels featuring Baltimore private detective Tess Monaghan, eight stand-alone novels, including After I'm Gone coming out in February, and a short story collection. Her six most recent books have all been New York Times bestsellers. Lippman has won numerous literary prizes for her work, including the Edgar&reg;, Anthony, Nero Wolfe, Agatha, Gumshoe, Barry, and Macavity Awards.

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